We have made it through another week of the season, and we have some early results to overreact to possibly., The early results give us a set of players to Buy High or Sell Low based on their weekly performances. Based on their recent performances and a full-season outlook, I will break down some players to buy or sell in the coming weeks. Some are just hot streaks, and some are worth buying into, so we are here to help make the right decisions for your fantasy teams. Let’s look at some of the best buy high/sell low candidates from the past week.
Fantasy Baseball Buy High & Sell Low
Buy High
Abrams is amid a breakout season, and the 22-year-old has turned it on late. He hit safely in four of six games this past week for a .280 batting average. Abrams hit two home runs while stealing three bases and scoring five runs. Since July 1, Abrams is hitting .347 with nine extra-base hits, including three home runs. The leadoff man also has 10 stolen bases and 18 runs scored. Abrams is crushing it at the plate, and he looks to be a significant fantasy asset for the final two months.
Month by month, Casas has been improving at the plate, and this past week was a monster week for the Red Sox first baseman. Casas hit safely in five of six games for a .471 average. He hit two home runs with a 30% barrel rate and a 60% hard-hit rate. Casas did strike out 31.8% of the time, which is less than ideal, but he did walk at an impressive 22.7% rate. Casas won’t hit for this great of an average all year, but the power is legit, and he should continue to produce the rest of the season.
Kim has been playing great of late and looks like the player the Padres signed a few years ago from overseas. This past week Kim hit .333 with a home run and a stolen base while walking 15.4% of the time and only striking out 7.7%. Since July 1, Kim has been hitting .314 with five home runs and five steals while scoring 17 runs. Kim is flourishing in the leadoff role for the Padres and has become an outstanding fantasy producer as well.
Rodriguez has been working his way back from the IL and put forth an outstanding outing versus the Royals this past week. He threw seven innings while allowing two runs and struck out seven. He has allowed two runs in his last two starts and struck out seven in all three starts since returning from the IL. Rodriguez is looking like a top-end fantasy starter many hoped for to start the season.
Glasnow has been working his way back from injury and produced his best start since returning from the IL. He threw seven innings while allowing two earned runs while striking out nine versus the Orioles. He forced an impressive 33.3% O-Swing with a 17.2% SwStr. Glasnow has made 10 starts since returning this season and has a 2.64 xFIP and 27.1% K-BB as he returns to his dominating ways.
Sell Low
Votto came off the IL hitting home runs, but the production has quickly dried up for the veteran first baseman. This past week Votto collected one hit, a home run, for a .048 batting average. He did walk 12% of the time but also struck out 24%. Votto barreled the ball less than 7% of the time with a hard-hit rate below 27%. Votto will have his moments occasionally, but regular production appears to be a thing of the past for Votto.
Burger’s great production continues to decline, and this past week was no exception. He collected three hits for a .125 batting average while striking out nearly 35% of the time. Burger had a 43.7% O-Swing, 65.5% contact rate, and 18% SwStr, making things quite tricky for regular production. Burger’s quality of contact is still good, as he barreled the ball 13.3% of the time with a 53.3% hard-hit rate, but the lack of overall contact does not allow for great fantasy production.
There were high expectations when Myers was called up, and he lived up to them a bit out of the gate. This past week that production disappeared. He collected three hits, all singles, in the first game of the week but then went hitless over the final four games. Myers hit .150 with a .000 ISO and struck out 30% of the time. With production like this, there’s a good chance Myers may be heading back to the Minors soon.
Keller started the season on a high note, but his production has deteriorated recently. This past week Keller had two starts, and it went as bad as you could imagine. Keller threw 11 innings and allowed 14 runs with five home runs while striking out eight. Keller has a 5.51 ERA and 4.40 xFIP over his last 11 starts, and there are not a lot of signs pointing to long-term success.
Fantasy managers were extremely excited when the Dodgers called up Sheehan, but he has struggled greatly in his short time in the bigs. This past week he made two starts where he allowed 12 runs over 8.2 innings while walking eight and striking out six. Sheehan has trouble putting hitters away and could be heading back to the Minors sooner.
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